Someone asked Charles Barkley about it and here is what he had to say.

Not surprisingly, the always candid Charles Barkley had something to say about Kobe’s assessment. During a pointed commentary on the Mike Missanelli Show, the Hall of Famer said he laughed when he first heard the all-star’s take because the ’92 team wouldn’t just beat the new squad but blow them out by double digits.

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At it’s intended full strength, the 2012 squad would be deeper, by virtue of not having a half-speed Magic Johnson, a quarter-speed Larry Bird, and bone-tossed-to-purists Christian Laetner on the team.

But that’s more than countered by the fact that, of the remaining nine players, eight were in-their-prime members of the 50 Greatest Players of All Time list. And the ninth was Chris Mullin, who would probably make a Top 100 list.